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present and future of life as we know it.... researched, observed, intuited
and empirically experienced from an isolated nook in a semi-rural cranny of
The Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

We support, endorse and work to amplify
all actions that role-model and empower the sustainable, happy and
prosperous well-being of life among the people of all nations.

Christine
Louise Beems, 2014

Though a goodly amount of my professional
career involved photography, I've always been a bit camera-shy. And when
it comes to social-media, I've (purposefuly) lagged behind.

That is, thought I enjoy an occasional
stroll through my FB to see what my children, cousins, and friends (who
load their pages with family pics, funny posters and tons of 'selfies')
are doing, I seldom post much... and generally, when I do, it's some
sort of 'civic activism' issue about which I'm getting the word
out.

Thus the pic at left is my first 'selfie'...
which I know is not very good <grin>, but hey... I am what it is <lol>...
me, myself and I.

And this tripartite self is celebrating her
(aka: our, or is that my?) 65th b-day this year... A hallmark in the
annuls of a lifetime, or so I'm told. And though I 'officially' retired
from the work-a-day world several years ago, the fact of my retirement
from various and assorted civic (volunteer) endeavors has been
ongoing... fueled partly by my reluctance to simply say 'no' when a
'good cause' comes to my attention, partly by the fact that with some
things once involved it takes a while to divest, and always because I
*know* that my skill-set contributes to moving things forward.

However, as of January 1st of this year, I
became much more emphatic in my resolve to undo myself from this
long-time 'public service' passion and put my personal resources to more
personal use... aka: just simply being 'me' in a world of 'no
deadlines'.

And I have whittled-down my self-imposed
obligations now to just one longstanding advocacy issue which I made a
commitment to back in 2010, which I'm looking to conclude my role in
very (very) soon and shall at long last be fully prepared to mosey on
through the looking glass and explore the new freedom found...
(((hugs))) ~Christine

2012
Wow...
so much stuff has happened since I last updated my profile. Literally,
nearly four years have vanished into thin air!!!

In 2008 I entered into a new phase of
career development to serve as the Communications Director of 'sister
companies' one of which manufactured industrial doors and the other
stainless steel parts.

Double-wow... what a hoot that was!!! I
loved it, and I hated it. Thus I left the world of corporate glamour in
August of 2009 and fiddled around for a while, figuring out what I
wanted to do.

In 2010, some friends and I gave our best
shot at forwarding a legislative initiative to end the
prohibition of cannabis for medicinal use in Arkansas. Also, my
youngest and I took a roadtrip to California and along the way I became
infatuated with New Mexico. Thus I began spinning plans to relocate.

So great was my desire that I was barely a
heartbeat away from closing a deal on a sweet-little motel and
restaurant when, just before Christmas that year something totally
bizarre pounced out of the blue and indentured me to a civic activism
cause which I served as the volunteer Communications Director of Arkansas
Time After Time.

My good works have been aided and abetted
by the fact that my Social Security pension kicked-in early in 2011 and
I am now (so they tell me) officially 'living the life of Riley' (for
any of you old enough to remember that refrain).

CL
Beems, 2006, the "new" me.
As a single
parent of 5 (magnificent) homeschooled children ranging in age from 13
to 38, Christine oversees her media & marketing management
business entirely from her home-based office in the Ozark Mountains.

Since the debut of Gozarks: Everything
Ozarks in April of 2000, Gozarks' client list has grown to include the Conway Municipal Airport,
the Booneville Municipal Airport, the City of Clinton, the Main Street
Clinton program, and Holley Mountain Airpark.

As a long-time business owner, public relations specialist,
non-partisan environmental activist and dedicated civic volunteer, the
short list of Christine's accomplishments include co-foundering director
of the Professional Speakers Association of Michigan (1976), board
member and officer of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Sustainable Agriculture
Network (1990-1993), recipient of an Uppity Woman Award presented by the
Arkansas Public Policy Panel (1993), co-founding steering committee
member of the of the Ozark Liberty Alliance (2002-2004), and co-founding
member & secretary of the Holley Mountain Chapter of the United States
Pilots Association (2002-2006), a track record which she believes
speaks eloquently to the values she holds dear, the competency she
brings to her work and the motivation which drives her professional
wherewithal.

Personal Note: The close observer
will be aware that for the longest time my last name was Weiss and now it is Beems. FYI: Beems is my maiden name and I have elected
to reclaim my birth identity.

PS: Thank you for reading. Reading,
like thinking, is good. If you'd like to know more about what I'm up to
now that my darling daughter
Shalomis heading-up Gozarks, come visit me at
LocalEnergyMatters.INFO !!!

SPECIAL NOTE: I love this car, which I
bought new for myself as a 55th b'day present back in March of 2004. My
son, Josh, is now (June 2008) purchasing it from me because I got a 2008
Tiburon which is really a hoot and I shall do my best to post some pics
of it soon...

That you may be filled
with strength and power, rooted and grounded in love that surpasses all
knowledge: Be kind to one another; live with compassion, producing every
kind of goodness; stand firm and hold your ground in truth, righteousness
and peace; be courageous; embrace faith which is perfect trust in justice.
~Ephesians 3-6 (condensed)